9165497

Display Device, Integrated Circuit, and Control Method

PublishedOctober 20, 2015
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1. A display device comprising: an average current value calculation unit configured to calculate an average current value for pixels included in an input signal; a gain calculation unit configured to calculate a gain for controlling the input signal, the gain being based on the average current value; a control value selection unit configured to determine prioritization based on a temporal change of the average current value; and a temporal direction control unit configured to cause the gain calculation unit to respond to the input signal at a first speed when preventing overcurrent is prioritized over maintaining image quality, and cause the gain calculation unit to respond to the input signal at a second speed when maintaining image quality is prioritized over preventing overcurrent, the first speed being higher than the second speed.

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2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control value selection unit: selects a response control value used to adjust the speed at which the gain is caused to respond to the input video signal based on a difference in a current value between frames, wherein, based on the response control value, the temporal direction control unit adjusts the speed at which the gain is caused to respond to the input video signal.

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3. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the control value selection unit selects a first speed response control value used to cause the gain to respond to the input video signal at the first speed when an increased amount of the current value between the frames is greater than a predetermined threshold value, and selects a second speed response control value used to cause the gain to respond to the input video signal at the second speed when the increase amount of the current value between the frames is less than the predetermined threshold value.

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4. The display device according to claim 2 , further comprising: a signal conversion unit that converts the increase amount of the current value between the frames into the response control value which is a continuous value used to adjust the speed at which the gain is caused to respond to the input video signal, wherein, based on the response value, the temporal direction control unit adjusts the speed at which the gain is caused to respond to the input video signal.

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5. The display device according to claim 2 , wherein the control value selection unit selects a first speed response control value as the response control value used to cause the gain to respond to the input video signal at the first speed when the current value between the frames decreases and a decrease amount of the current value is greater than a first threshold value, wherein the control value selection unit selects a second speed response control value as the response control value used to cause the gain to respond to the input video signal at the second speed when the current value between the frames decreases and the decrease amount of the current value is less than the first threshold value, wherein the control value selection unit select a third speed response control value as the response control value used to cause the gain to respond to the input video signal at a third speed when the current value between the frames increases and the increase amount of the current value is greater than a second threshold value, and wherein the control value selection unit selects a fourth speed response control value as the response control value used to cause the gain to respond to the input video signal at a fourth speed when the current value between the frames increases and the increase amount of the current value is less than the second threshold value.

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6. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control value selection unit: selects a first speed response control value used to cause the gain to respond to the input video signal at the first speed when a telop does not appear or disappear, and selects a second speed response control value used to cause the gain to respond to the input video signal at the second speed when the telop appears or disappears, wherein, based on the response control value, the temporal direction control unit adjusts the speed at which the gain is caused to respond to the input video signal.

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7. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the control value selection unit: selects a response control value used to adjust the speed at which the gain is caused to respond to the input video signal based on codec information, wherein, based on the response control value, the temporal direction control unit adjusts the speed at which the gain is caused to respond to the input video signal.

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8. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising: a display unit that includes a self-luminous type light-emitting element; and a display control unit that controls display of the display unit in accordance with the input video signal subjected to gain adjustment.

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9. An integrated circuit having, configured to: calculate an average current value for pixels included in an input image signal; calculate a gain for controlling the input signal, the gain being based on the average current value; determine prioritization based on a temporal change of the average current value; and cause the gain to respond to the input signal at a first speed when preventing overcurrent is prioritized over maintaining image quality, and cause the gain to respond to the input signal at a second speed when maintaining image quality is prioritized over preventing overcurrent, the first speed being higher than the second speed.

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10. A control method comprising: calculating an average current value for pixels included in an input image signal; calculating a gain for controlling the input signal, the gain being based on the average current value; determining prioritization based on a temporal change of the average current value; and causing the gain to respond to the input signal at a first speed when preventing overcurrent is prioritized over maintaining image quality, and causing the gain to respond to the input signal at a second speed when maintaining image quality is prioritized over preventing overcurrent, the first speed being higher than the second speed.

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October 20, 2015

Inventors

Mitsuyasu Asano
Yasuo Inoue

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